Record your Skype calls

Articles SkypeCap

Until I started looking for a free Skype recorder, I had no idea how hard it was to find one on either Windows or Mac.

SkypeCap isn't free (unless your recording is less than two minutes) but it does a pretty good job of ensuring that your Skype calls are recorded for posterity. Note that during installation, I was presented with an unspecified error. It didn't seem to hamper the performance of SkypeCap but doesn't exactly give a good first impression of the product.

Calls recorded in SkypeCap can be saved as MP3, WMA or AAC files; and video calls as Quicktime Movies (MOV), MPEG4, MPEG, VOB, PSP MPEG4, SWF and FLV. SkypeCap only kicks in when you initiate a Skype call (you'll have to allow SkypeCap to access Skype, which you'll be prompted to do when you start a call).

The recorder is very basic. There's a small equalizer to visualize sound levels and recording automatically starts and stops when your Skype call does. When the call ends, you're presented with the length of the call and a 'Save' dialog which also allows you to convert the recording into another format. Calls up to two minutes are recorded for free but anything beyond that you'll have to purchase a registration key.

SkypeCap is an easy-to-use and fully automatic Skype recorder, ideal for those that need recordings saved in multiple formats.

Recent changes

Bug fixes

Pros

Supposed to start and stops automatically

Records up to two minutes for free

Converts automatically into several different formats

Cons

Would not start and stop automatically

Could not even start recordings manually

"Good software - nonexistant support from softonic."

5.0

5.0

usability5

Stability4

Installation4

Functionality4

Appearance3

Mistakenly spent $50 on Windows version when the Mac version is what I need. Emailed company to ask their help but got no reply. Softonic lists no telephone number.

Pros

The test version seems to work well.

Cons

Softonic will take your money and not bother to respond to your request for support.